[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [維摩義記](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776) › 1.12 # 維摩義記 1.12 維摩義記 1.12 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1.12) 問曰：初會云何作序？由其初會大眾雲集，後得告命令往問疾，故得為序。第二一品現病為由，〈弟子品〉後因苦起發故，故得為序。昔來相傳多依此判。 > Question: How can the first assembly serve as a prologue? \[Answer:\] Because in the first assembly the great assembly gathered like clouds, and afterwards an instruction was issued ordering them to go inquire about his illness, it can therefore serve as a prologue. The second single chapter manifests illness as the occasion, and after the "Chapter on the Disciples" \[the teaching\] is elicited due to suffering; therefore, it can serve as a prologue. What has been traditionally transmitted from ancient times mostly relies on this classification. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1.11) - [Next: 1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1.13) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776~en-mt.1.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1776.1.12) · Pramāṇa